Lockout-tagout and safety compliance systems and methods
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- granting permission with a computer to a user based on data provided by the user comprising at least one of personnel data and security data;
storing a proposed lockout-tagout (LOTO) procedure created by a permitted user on one or more data storage devices;
determining with a computer whether the proposed LOTO procedure requires approval from authorization personnel based on LOTO procedure data of the proposed LOTO procedure;
displaying on an electronic display an indication that the proposed LOTO procedure requires approval responsive to a determination that the proposed LOTO procedure requires approval from authorization personnel; and
receiving with a computer approval data related to the proposed LOTO procedure from the one or more authorization personnel.
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Abstract
The present application discloses systems and methods for systems and methods of creating, administrating, assigning, and managing lockout-tagout (LOTO) procedures and other safety compliance procedures.
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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granting permission with a computer to a user based on data provided by the user comprising at least one of personnel data and security data; storing a proposed lockout-tagout (LOTO) procedure created by a permitted user on one or more data storage devices; determining with a computer whether the proposed LOTO procedure requires approval from authorization personnel based on LOTO procedure data of the proposed LOTO procedure; displaying on an electronic display an indication that the proposed LOTO procedure requires approval responsive to a determination that the proposed LOTO procedure requires approval from authorization personnel; and receiving with a computer approval data related to the proposed LOTO procedure from the one or more authorization personnel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer system, comprising:
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one or more data storage devices for storing data related to a plurality of lockout-tagout (LOTO) procedures; a processor configured to execute security code that grants permission to access the computer system to a plurality of users based on data provided by the users comprising at least one of personnel data and security data; and a processor configured to execute LOTO administration code that provides user interfaces to a plurality of permitted users with which the permitted users can; access and view LOTO procedure data from the one or more data storage devices; edit LOTO procedure data and save the edited LOTO procedure data to the one or more data storage devices; request authorization for a proposed LOTO procedure to be used as an actual LOTO procedure; and a processor configured to execute LOTO procedure approval code that; determines whether a proposed LOTO procedure requires approval from authorization personnel; provides to one or more authorization personnel an indication that the proposed LOTO procedure requires approval responsive to a determination that the proposed LOTO procedure requires approval from authorization personnel; and receives approval data related to the proposed LOTO procedure from the one or more authorization personnel. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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